San Francisco, CA – Moments ago, a jury of ten issued
adverse verdicts in a Federal civil suit brought by Planned Parenthood against
five pro-life activists who exposed its participation in the illegal trafficking
of aborted baby remains.

Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue, was found liable for $870,000 in damages for his service as a founding board member of the Center for Medical Progress. Civil counts against him included conspiracy, fraud, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

Newman maintains that his participation in the undercover journalistic project was completely legal and that he engaged in no wrongdoing. He vows to appeal the verdicts.

“I want to thank my legal team from the American Center for
Law and Justice for their hard work defending me in this lengthy, complex, and
difficult case, and look forward to a better outcome in the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals, which has become more conservative thanks to new appointments made
by President Trump,” said Newman.

Planned Parenthood lodged the punitive lawsuit against
Newman, Sandra Merritt, David Daleiden, Albin Rhomberg, and Adrian Lopez after
the release of a series of CMP videos, which documented Planned Parenthood
executives admitting they sold aborted baby remains for profit, committed
battery on women by illegally altering abortion procedures to ensure intact
organs that would bring the most money, and harvested still-beating hearts from
the bodies of babies born alive during abortions.

The jury was never allowed to view more than a few moments
of video, which may have made a tremendous difference in the outcome of this case.